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Word entry · 6 letters

vellum

Best crossword clue

"Fine parchment"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈvɛləm/Part of speech nounSorted ellmuvStarts with VEnds with M1 cluesCommon crossword word
1V2E3L4L5U6M

Definitions

  1. fine parchment prepared from the skin of a young animal e.g.

  2. a calf or lamb

Word origin

From Old French velin (French vélin), from Latin vitulinus (“of a calf”), as if derived from Old French veel (“veal”).

Used in a sentence

  • From this list are purposely omitted books printed upon vellum, Books of Hours of the Virgin Mary, and illuminated books; for these are rarities within reach of the wealthy only.
  • The metaphor is apt, imagining one's spiritual life as a poem, an authored thing, and not preserved on vellum either, but open to revision.

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